Live GIS Disc

Goal

To create a live CD\DVD with as much OSGEO software as possible to be used in workshops, as handouts at conferences and to demonstrate a full functioning FOSS GIS stack.

Download

Download the live DVD from here: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/ .

Communication

Communication on the Debian GIS list
IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo
Logs:
- Kickoff discussion

What exists as of September, 11 2008

Authors	Distro Base	Packages	Building tool	Link
Camptocamp	Ubuntu:	MapGuideOS, adding SDI?
LisaSoft	Ubuntu	PostGIS, geoserver, gvsig	LISAsoft-LiveCD process
Ominiverdi	Xubuntu	QGIS, Grass, PostGIS, GDAL, R	UCK	Omini Edu Live
Gvsig	Knoppix	Postgis, geoserver, deegree, geonetwork		gvsig live

LiveCD for FOSS4G2008 contents

Base Distribution: Xubuntu
We will start from the Ominiverdi image
LISAsoft will add Geoserver and hopefully other java packages

Applications:

GeoServer 1.6.4	GDAL 1.5.0	GRASS 6.3.0
gvSIG 1.1.1	Java 1.6.0	PgAdmin 1.6.3
PostGIS 1.3.1	PostgreSQL 8.3.1	Proj 4.5.0
QGIS 0.11.0	R 2.4.1

Windows Installers:

FWTools 2.2.1	gvSIG 1.1.1
ms4w 2.2.8	QGIS 0.11.0
WinGRASS 6.3.0

Data:

North Carolina GRASS Dataset	QGIS Alaskan Dataset	Spearfish
Tasmania Dataset	US States	NYC Dataset

Build Process

LiveCD for FOSS4G2008 Schedule

Date	Milestone	Responsible
Fr 12 Sept	~~IRC kickoff meeting~~
Fr 19 Sept	Draft ISO to be released for testing (feature freeze)
We 24 Sept	Final ISO complete
Th 25 Sept?	Burn CDs	Tim Bowden
Mo 29 Sept	FOSS4G 2008 Starts

Who's helping

LISAsoft can provide equivalent of 1 resource, split between Mark Leslie, Stefan Hansen, Volker Mische, & Cameron Shorter.
jsanz, chevi
wildintellect have offered 2 days
Tim Bowden is looking into CD burning
Luca Casagrande and Ominiverdi Family
... (add your name)

Long Term Plan

Not discussed yet.

Links to related projects

DebianGIS Live Image

build scripts in SVN